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ForkLog 20 09.02.2021

In Chelyabinsk, a criminal case has been opened against the head of a Russian Railways division over on-site mining

The head of the Chelyabinsk Directorate of Communications was accused of mining cryptocurrency at the workplace. The Urals Transport Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reports this.

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ForkLog 17 05.02.2021

Court ends case over blocking Bestchange mirror of cryptocurrency-exchange aggregator

The prosecutor's office dropped its bid to block Bestchange.net — the mirror of the online cryptocurrency-exchange aggregator Bestchange.ru. ForkLog was informed of this by the Digital Rights Center, the law firm that represented Bestchange in court.

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ForkLog 9 04.02.2021

Federation Council committee proposes blocking social networks for calls to illegal protests

The Federation Council's committee on information policy and interaction with the media said that Russian legislation should provide for blocking social networks for calls to participate in unlawful protest actions.

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ForkLog 11 04.02.2021

Experts say attacks on Russian government resources aimed at mining have increased

Ransomware encryptors were detected in the infrastructure of Russian medical facilities for the first time, according to Nikolai Murashov, deputy director of the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents, as reported by TASS.

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ForkLog 21 04.02.2021

Experts on Ministry of Digital Development amendments: law enforcement authorities would have unrestricted access to Russians’ movements

The amendments to the Law on Communications from the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation imply that location data for any person will no longer be confidential, and a court decision to obtain such data will not be required, ForkLog explained, citing experts polled.

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ForkLog 28 04.02.2021

Russia’s digital ministry proposes lifting geolocation data from telecoms secrecy

Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation has drafted a bill that would lift mobile-location data from the protection of communications secrecy. TASS reports.

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ForkLog 11 03.02.2021

Moscow Region residents who stole at least 1 million rubles moved funds into cryptocurrency

Law enforcement detained four residents of the Moscow region suspected of stealing at least 1 million rubles. The proceeds of the crime were transferred into cryptocurrency, according to the Interior Ministry.

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ForkLog 23 02.02.2021

On the day of Navalny’s trial, his campaign headquarters received 0.078 BTC

On February 2, the day of the hearing to convert Navalny's suspended sentence into a real term, 0.078 BTC was credited to the campaign's Bitcoin wallet (over $2,700).

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ForkLog 28 02.02.2021

Experts explain how Russia’s social-media self-censorship law will work

From 1 February, a law in Russia requires social networks to identify and block illegal content.

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ForkLog 17 01.02.2021

Dmitry Medvedev says Russia could be cut off from the global Internet

Russia could be disconnected from the global network, but authorities have a plan for this scenario, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said, according to RIA Novosti.

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ForkLog 8 29.01.2021

Mari El resident loses over 1 million rubles in cryptocurrency bid

A Volzhsk resident reported to the police the theft of funds she intended to invest in cryptocurrency trading.

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ForkLog 14 27.01.2021

Tatneft sees cryptocurrency mining at its facilities as a promising venture

The Russian oil company Tatneft has shown interest in the prospect of earning additional profit from cryptocurrency mining. The corresponding project won at a youth forum organized by the company, the corporate newspaper 'Oil News' reports.

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